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Committee advances bill updating pesticide applicator certification to meet EPA rules; direct-supervision option removed
Summary
Senate Bill 2,086, which updates North Dakota pesticide applicator certification to the EPA's revised standards, drew detailed questions from committee members about the removal of the direct-supervision option, training availability, and how county extension will handle testing. The committee voted to give the bill a due-pass recommendation.
The House Agriculture Committee voted to give a due-pass recommendation on Senate Bill 2,086, which updates state pesticide certification standards to align with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2017 revisions to 40 CFR part 171. The committee recorded a motion result of 7 yes, 5 no, 2 absent in favor of due pass.
Lucas Wagner, director of the Pesticide and Fertilizer Division at the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, testified on behalf of Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goring. Wagner told lawmakers the bill updates Chapter 4.1-33 of the North Dakota Century Code so the state’s certification program will continue to meet federal…
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